Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery: diagnostic value of different imaging techniques.

نویسندگان

  • Ana Viana-Tejedor
  • Adrián Mariño-Enríquez
  • Angel Sánchez-Recalde
  • José L López-Sendón
چکیده

1. Sharma SK, Bagga RS, Kini AS. Debulking approaches prior to stenting in interventional cardiology. In: Ellis SG, Holmes DR, editors. Strategic approaches in coronary intervention. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. p. 116-24. 2. Alexiou K, Kappert U, Knaut M, Matschke K, Tugtekin SM. Entrapped coronary catheter remnants and stents: must they be surgically removed? Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33:139-42. Intimal Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery: Diagnostic Value of Different Imaging Techniques

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista espanola de cardiologia

دوره 61 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008